For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. Hosea 6:6. The calling of Matthew to be one of Christ’s disciples excited great indignation. For a religious teacher to choose a publican as
Follow Me
And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom; and he said unto him, Follow me. And he left all, rose up, and followed him. Luke 5:27, 28. Of the
Apprenticed to Christ
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. Mark 1:17, 18. They were humble and unlearned men, those fishers of
Under the Fig Tree
When Jesus saw Nathanael coming, he said, “Here is an Israelite worthy of the name: there is nothing false in him.” John 1:47, N.E.B. Nathanael heard John as he pointed to the Saviour and said, “Behold the Lamb of God,
Come and See
Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. John 1:45. Philip called Nathanael…. If Nathanael had trusted to the
A True Witness
John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true. And many believed on him there. John 10:41, 42. In the announcement to Zacharias before the birth of John, the angel had declared, “He shall
The Highest Honor
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthew 10:28. To many minds a deep mystery surrounds